Meghan Markle Didn't Actually Fly Out to Toronto This Weekend

Update, 8/21: Despite earlier reports that Markle is visiting Toronto and plans to travel to LA where her mother lives, neither are true according to royal correspondent Omid Scobie. “I expect them to be in Balmoral later this week before returning to London ahead of their upcoming engagements, starting with the Hamilton performance in aid of Sentebale on August 29,” Scobie tells BAZAAR.com.

Sources also told Scobie that Meghan and Harry stayed with George and Amal Clooney at Lake Como from Thursday to Sunday over the weekend, contradicting reports that Markle flew out to Canada.

The Mirror is reporting that Meghan flew via Air Canada to Toronto, and that the airline was asked to protect the Duchess' privacy during her flight. The publication cites royal news hub, Royal Central, as their source for the information regarding Meghan's flight, with it being reported that Kensington Palace gave Air Canada strict instructions in a letter about her itinerary, apparently "requesting that no one takes Meghan’s picture or approaches her on the flight."

Meghan's trip to Canada comes just as her father, Thomas Markle, continues his tirade against his daughter and the royal family. According to The Telegraph, his latest interview with The Sun saw him make a whole host of accusations against Meghan and her husband's relatives. Thomas described them as "either like Scientologists or the Stepford family," as well as branding them "cult-like" and "secretive."

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